The Alpha Who Saved Me

CHAPTER 117

I've barely gotten a wink of sleep, my mind racing with all the possibilities of what my mother's safe could be holding for me. I go over the letter in my head over and over again, but most of it makes no sense at all. Why would she think that I would be in danger when we never lived in fear before, or maybe they had but hid it well from both my brother and me.

Tossing and turning in my bed, I finally say fuck it and get myself ready for the day at about four thirty in the morning. Ash won't wake up until around seven, so I still have plenty of time to get some work done in the office beforehand. Only, like my sleep, concentration doesn't come easily either, so I give that up as well.

I decide to go down and start on breakfast. I can't fuck that up too much, hopefully. Okay, so the only part of the breakfast that I can possibly make are muffins. It's the only thing that my mother really showed me how to make before the attack. Blueberry and chocolate chip muffins are the only two kinds that I can make, but I'm sure other flavors wouldn't be too difficult. In the end, I stick with what I know and I'm just taking the last batch out of the industrial oven when the kitchen staff comes in.

The three of them stop dead in their tracks, their mouths hanging wide open as they stare back and forth between me and the twenty dozen muffins laying all around as they cool.

Giggling, I place my hands on my hips, "I may not be able to cook but I promise you that the muffins are very edible; go on, try one."

The oldest of the three steps forward and takes a bite of the blueberry one that she chose. I can tell she was ready to hide her face, but then she smiles and covers her mouth when she speaks,

"Luna, they are delicious!"

I shrug, "My mothers were the best and I always worked hard to get them to be as good as here were."

"Well, I don't think she would be disappointed, Luna."

"Thank you! Now, I think I will get out of your way so you ladies can make the real food." I chuckle and toss the apron into the dirty laundry bin before I head upstairs.

Asher's nursery. Demi is already there, giving him his morning bath, "Here, let me do it. Go tend to Ayden and I will bring Ash to you when I'm done. Oh, there are muffins down

made them?" She hands me

Just finished them so some may still be

know if I will make it down in time to grab any. Maybe. next time." Demi turns quickly and heads for the

out!" I call over my shoulder. I know what she's thinking, and I can't really blame her. I've tried multiple times to cook something decent but I'm just not talented in the kitchen. I'm more

I take the steps to the Alpha floor two at a time. Locking the door to the

the crib. My heart is racing with the anticipation of what I'm

Closing the door to the secret slot, I hug the box to my chest as I leave the nursery and lock myself in my own bedroom. The last thing I need is Demi needing something for Ash and I

bed and sitting Indian-style, I take a deep breath as I stare at the box holding the secret that my mother has kept hidden. As I exhale, I open the box and the first thing that hits me is a familiar scent. Furrowing my brows, I bring the box to my nose and inhale once more. I would

to me, though. Why would Gavin's scent be inside

mother's secret safe.' Tala says the words that I already knew to be

him?' It's not that I'm mad and I don't think he did t for his own gain, that is not who Gavin was, but I want to

question is...how did he find the safe to begin with?' Tala asks.

wave that question away, 'Gavin was very smart, Tala. He must have searched for it. Why, is the question that I

answer inside the

'I would have thought that you would fight me on this. You're always talking in riddles and telling me that I will know

or not, I agree with Declan and Alpha Deke. This isn't against the rules to know, but I,

this box.' I wait for her answer before

I have a good hunch on what it is.' She rolls her eyes, 'Will you just open it already? For someone who

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